Use this tag for claims about the law. This must be almost always be accompanied by a country tag, such as [united-states] to clarify which country's laws the claim is about.
Questions tagged [law]
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Who determines portion size in food?
I've always been a little skeptical that companies claim their food products have more servings so that they can reduce fat, cholesterol, or other numbers on the label.
Do companies choose to label a product with a higher number of serving sizes in…
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Do international laws require the detention and extradition of suspects?
Barack Obama has said following:
My continued expectation is that Russia or other countries that have
talked about potentially providing Mr Snowden asylum recognise that
they are a part of an international community and they should be
abiding…
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Were the mother and uncle of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu arrested?
Wikipedia claims that the mother and uncle were arrested in the case of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu. However, the main link given there is broken. Is there any alternate reliable source confirming this?
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Do the owners of the typefaces Garamond, Times New Roman and Georgia charge businesses who use them?
I received this in the Product Hunt newsletter today:
Little known fact: your favorite fonts aren't free.
The owners of your favorite fonts – Garamond, Times New Roman, Georgia – charge businesses who use their font on their website, app, and…
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Is visiting a banned torrent site punishable by 3 years jail in India?
Recently, it has been all over the news in India that if anyone visits a banned torrent site, they may get jailed for 3 years.
Here is an example:
The Indian government, with the help of internet service providers, and presumably under directives…
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Are American courts and federal agencies foreign-controlled private corporations?
A colleague recently shared An Open Letter to Sheriff Ward of Harney County Oregon - and to All County Sheriffs in America from Judge Anna
This letter makes a number of claims, among which:
The "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE" is a private subcontractor…
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Did a Russian Judge meet with Supreme Court Justice Souter?
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During a Q&A Session at a Case Western Reserve University event, Judge John E Jones III gave an anecdote about Justice David H Souter giving a tour of the Supreme Court to a Russian Judge. In this particular story he was recollecting,…
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is it illegal to coast down a hill in New York State?
is it illegal to put your car in neutral while going down a slope in New York state? Take into account that there are no stop signs, and red lights on this hill or during time of neutral.
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Does this 2015 draft of the Armenian constitution propose to allow killing people when "absolutely necessary"?
The Armenian government plans to adopt a new constitution, which would give the country a parliamentary government. An Armenian friend of mine told me that it also includes a paragraph, which would allow for killing someone if it is "absolutely…
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What is the importance of having different timezones all over world
This is like a hypothetical question .
Can the whole world have only one time everywhere .
What are the consequences if it were to be ?
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Do financial institutions have a legal obligation to reopen a closed account if money is sent to that account?
This is a follow-up to a question I asked on Money.se:
The credit union cited the Automated Clearing House regulations as the reason they reopened my closed account when a third party tried to send money to it.
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Has the congress opted out of Obama care?
I hear this on radio talk shows every now and then (mostly republican) that congress has exempted themselves from Obama care, that is how good it is.
For example:
How the White House is weaseling Congress out of ObamaCare.
I have searched online…
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Did any aspect of the Affordable Care Act take effect March 23, 2010?
I just stumbled upon this article, which details an alleged Obamacare-induced horror story of a particular cancer patient. The particular claim of which I am skeptical is:
Within one hour of signing the bill into law, Jes was told that she could…
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Roe v. Wade: was the rape claim used or influential in the case?
Regarding the Roe v Wade case (please try to leave your opinions about abortion aside).
It is well known that Norma McCorvey ("Roe") lied about having been raped. It is also seems clear to me that the case verdict does not touch upon the issue…
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Are lax gun laws responsible for the high rate of handgun violence in the United States?
Possible Duplicate:
What real evidence is there for the effects of gun control?
In the wake of today's horrible tragedy in Connecticut, many say US handgun laws are to blame:
If laws controlled guns the way the NRA controls politicians, the US…
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